Songs

I. Teil - 2. Wie ein Weg im Herbst

by György Kurtág From Kafka Fragments (1986)

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I. Teil - 2. Wie ein Weg im Herbst
German source: Franz Kafka

Wie ein Weg im Herbst: Kaum ist er rein gekehrt,
bedeckt er sich wieder mit den trockenen Blättern.

Part I. - 2. Like a pathway in autumn: hardly has it been swept clean, it is covered again with dry leaves.

Like a pathway in autumn: hardly has it been swept clean, it is covered again with dry leaves.

I. Teil - 2. Wie ein Weg im Herbst
German source: Franz Kafka

Part I. - 2. Like a pathway in autumn: hardly has it been swept clean, it is covered again with dry leaves.

Wie ein Weg im Herbst: Kaum ist er rein gekehrt,
Like a pathway in autumn: hardly has it been swept clean, it is covered again with dry leaves.
bedeckt er sich wieder mit den trockenen Blättern.

Composer

György Kurtág

György Kurtág was born in Lugoj in the Banat region, Romania. In 1946, he began his studies at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where he met his wife, Márta, and also György Ligeti, who became a close friend. His piano teacher at the…

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